Buffalo, NY
Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
What was the stress level of the interview?
3 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
What are your general comments?
Overall, the school exceeded my expectations. They remade their curriculum several years ago, so now they have patient contact starting in the first year. They're requiring all entering students to have PDAs, which I think is a sign that they're trying to keep up with advances in technology. The tour was done by an admissions advisor. He conducted the tour and the rest of the day very well, trying to have a small one-one conversation with almost every student. The interviews themselves were very conversational, although some people got asked questions like "How many McDonald's are there in the US?". They give an essay at lunch. The topic was "What are your plans if you're not accepted anywhere?"
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
Have you considered any other careers besides an MD?
What was the most interesting question?
What did you have to sacrifice to be where you are today?
How did you prepare for the interview?
This website, UB website, practiced answering common questions
What was the most difficult question?
What would you like me to tell the admissions committee about you?
What impressed you positively?
Their requirement of having all students have PDAs, their integrated curriculum. The classes usually just go from 8-12, with a few exception for review sessions and time at the hospital, and even from 8-12 they always make sure that you don't have 4 straight hours of lecture, placing a lab or a case study discussion in the middle.
What impressed you negatively?
Nothing
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Admissions staff
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